Tag: hollywood

• [YT] “Robin Hood, King Arthur, and Hollywood’s Problem with Public Domain Properties” (Willems)

  A challenging YouTube commentary! I would also add that both of these myths/legends – King Arthur and Robin Hood – evoke a joyful masculinity, which was lost after the World Wars. Not only did the ideals of honour and chivalry die but also the blind belief in the ability of man (both figuratively and metaphorically)…

  dappled-things

  August 28, 2018

  culture, interesting stuff, literary critique, video

  culture, film, film adaptations, film culture, hollywood, king Arthur, literary, literary critique, mythology, Robin hood

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  Interesting considerations in this article. As I have stated before, forgiveness will cease to exist in this regime. Link

  dappled-things

  July 22, 2018

  culture, interesting stuff, quote

  callout culture, censorship, critique, cultural customs, culture, forgiveness, hollywood, informers, james gunn, marvel, matriarchy, mistakes

• [review] Ghost in the Shell (2017)

  

  Ghost in the Shell (2017) surprised me. It isn’t perfect, but it ended up being way better than I thought it would be. A lot of “hard-core” GitS fans were disappointed apparently, but, considering the quality of other film adaptations of anime, they were being unduly harsh.

  dappled-things

  May 10, 2018

  literary critique, literature, review, thought piece, Uncategorized, video

  adaptations, anime, asia, asian culture, claims, culture, film, ghost in the shell, hollywood, ideas, japanese culture, literature, opinion, scarlett johansson, video, whitewashing, writing